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Pathway to a Responsible Federal Budget
Read moreToday, the independent Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) released a set of principles for the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution...
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Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Reform Plan
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a “Simple Flat Tax Plan” that would dramatically overhaul and simplify the current tax...
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Would Sen. Sanders Increase the Government by 40%?
Read moreDuring the Democratic debate on February 11th, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Senator Bernie Sanders’s plans would increase the...
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Viewing the President's Budget Through a CBO Lens
Read moreThe President’s Budget relies on assumptions from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), but we estimate that when it is estimated by the...
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Would Reducing Fraud Make Social Security Solvent?
Read moreAt the 7th Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump stated that he would “save Social Security” by reducing its “tremendous waste, fraud, and...
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Adding Up Donald Trump's Campaign Proposals So Far
Read moreNOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates. The most up-to-date analysis can be found here: https:/...
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CBO's Analysis of the Distribution of Taxes
Read moreIn an appearance on C-SPAN this morning, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas referenced a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis that shows that high...
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Why the President's Last Budget Will Matter
Read moreWith the release of the President's FY 2017 budget, it is common for reporters and observers to say that the budget is dead on arrival on Capitol Hill...
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CRFB Publishes Paper on President's FY 2017 Budget
Read morePresident Obama released his final budget proposal yesterday, and we released a short paper that analyzes its major policy proposals. This budget...
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What's New in the President's FY 2017 Budget
Read moreThe final budget of the Obama Presidency continues a mix of long-standing policies (including a few that have been in all eight budgets) and policies...
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Analysis of the President’s FY 2017 Budget
Read moreThe President has released his final budget today, laying out his priorities and proposals for fiscal year 2017 and years to come. The budget includes...